Drill set



sept. 27,4 1927. 1.6435378 L.' R. HUPP DRILL SET Qrizinal Filed Jan. 22. .1926

INVENToR.

/ BY Zafira/vf, I C2... .2". MAL, ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 27, 1927.

Lenzo R. nnen or urinaria, orne.

DRILL 11,1926'. serial No. liceos;

rl`his invention relatesto drill sets, and the presentA application` isa division of inyprior applicationy for planters, tiled an-uary 22, 1926, Serial- Nc. 83,052:

@ne object ot the invention` is toprovide a novel and' improved? yconstruct-ion of. s-eed chut-e, shoe andV cover-ersl operatively com bined and arranged soas to ensure a certain depositl of the seedlin lthe furrowy andf the covering ofthe seed'ina 'reliable and: uniform mannen Anotherobject ofi the invention isto pro-- vide y'a construction of" the slice-'andI adjust able mount-ing, ofthe coverers whereby-"the depth off' the soil filled'f'inito`v the f-urro'wto coverthe seedina-y'- be regulated and goV erned" as desired'to suit requirement-s. i

The invention consists,` ofthe features of-j construc'tion, combination yandi 1 arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully, described and claimed',l reference being had' tothe accompanying, drawing, in, which Figure l is aside elevation of a seed chute, partly in section, shoe ,and coverers embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the same.

Figure 3 is a top plan View of the parts illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. y

Figure 4 is a sectional plan view on line 4 4 of Figure l.

Figure 5 is a vertical transverse section on line 5-5 of Figure l.

Figure 6 is a similar section on line 6-6 of Figure 1.

In carrying my invention into practice, I provide a. hollow shank l forming a seed chut-e, which shank is suitably secured, in practice, to the frame of the machine and operatively arranged to receive seed dropped by a suitable seed dropping mechanism.

The shank or shoe l carries at its lower end a seed depositing shoe or runner 2 formed of blades or plates 3 arranged ou opposite sides of the shank, and between which the lower end of the shank enters.

T h-ese blades or plates 3 have forwardly converging and lapping front ends 4 and diverging rear ends 5, said lapping front endsV 4 being suitably joined and formed to provide an upturned hanger arm 6 provided with a plurality of openings 7. The blades or plates of the shoe are rigid with the shank l, the forward ends of said blades or plates extending in advance of the shank and the rear ends of said blades or plates projecting, beyond the 'rear of the shank. '.lhe-seed-passing downwardlyL throughthe shank or-chute is deposited inthe groundl between the diverging'- rearl ends-vof the blades orplates 3, which ensure. their posiftivey dep'ositfin the previously formed furrow and guard against the scattering orl displacement of'it'he seedlby gusts ofaifr;y 'i i' For the purpose? of vrcovering they seed and closing"thefu-rrow, ya covering' device coin'- posed of blades'"'or plates Sus-provided for coopera-tion-'withf ther shoe 2f 'fh-ese blades aref'dfisipgosed on,l opposite 'sides ofm fthe shoe.

andEV also project in Iadvance Aof and 'behind thelo'werend ofthel shank. As shownthe blades 8'; areyformedlgat their; forward endswitl'il attaching'arnis 9 disposed in conve'vrgg ing. relationship and perforated forv the; passage of'a` bolt- "lO adaptedfto bepassedl through any one ofthe/openings 7 in the; hanger arm 6, whereby the forward endfof* the :covering device isf 'adjust'aloly-v 'and' pivot"- ally connected with the forward endolffthe shoe, the bolt l0 providing a pivotal support on which the covering blades may be tilted upwardly or'downwardly. The rear ends of theV covering blades extend some distance in rear of the` rear ends 5 of the shoe blades 3 and have inwardly bent `or curve-d portions 1l forming rakes for moving the earth inwardly and covering the seed and closing the furrow. Each blade 8 is provided at or about a medialpoint with a U-shaped bracket l2, one arm of which is riveted or otherwise suitably liXed thereto, as indicated at 13, and the other arm of which has a fastening connection with the portion 5 of the adjacent shoe blade 3, said arm being provided with a series ofopenings 14; for the passage of a bolt 15, whereby an adjustable connection between the parts mentioned is afforded. The front and rear attaching connections be'- tween the covering blades and the shoe obviously adapt the covering blades to be adjusted bodily to different working positions and also adapted to be tilted upwardly or downwardly on the pivotal connection 10, according to the working depth of the shoe 2, so that their seed covering and furrow closing actions may be regulated as desired, that is to say, to cover the deposited seed as lightly or heavily as occasion may require under different conditions of service.

The front portions of the lower edges of the blades 8 are cut away on downwardly particular.

and rearwardly curved lines, as at 16, be neath the arms 9 and for a 'distance in rear thereof, these cut away portions of each blade forming a throat or earth entranceway to the passages between the blades 8 and the adjacent side members or blades 3 of the shoe 2, such throats thus gaging and regulating the amount of earth admitted to cover the seed, which gaging action may be further regulated by vertical body or tilting adjustments of the covering bla-des so that the exactdepth of earth to be laid over the seed, and no more, may be passed for the covering operation, all excess earth beingv diverted outwardly beyond the lines of travel of the cover blades. Hence the seed may be `positively planted at a predetermined ydepth beneath the surface, and losses incident to irregular depth planting prevented.

It will, of course, be understood that the invention may be employed `upon planters of the type disclosed in my aforesaid parent application, or others in common use, and hence the `invention is not restricted in this Also, `while the construction shown as embodying my invention is preferred, many changes falling, within the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claim may be made without departing Jfrom or sacriticing any of the advantages ofthe invention.

VHaving thus fully described my invention, I claim In a drill set, a hollow standard of crosssectional oblong rectangular form and presenting flat sides, a shoe comprising a pair of plates secured to and bearing against said flat sides of the standard, said plates having forward ends extending in advance of the standard and arranged in abutting Contact and having rear ends projecting in rear of the standard and disposed in diverging relationship, brackets adjustably secured to said diverging rea-r ends of the shoe plates, and covering bladesarranged on opposite sides of the shoe and having their body portions secured to said brackets and lying outside said diverging ends of the shoe plates and in parallel relationship toeach other, the said covering blades having forward end portions arranged above the horizontal centers of their body portions and extending in convergent relationship and bearingfagainst j and a'djustably secured to the forward ends of the shoe plates, the body portions of said blades terminating below their horizontal centers at the rear ofsaid forward end portions to form passages below the latter and l between the saine and the forward portions` of the shoe plates, and the rear ends of said `blades having integral portions turned inwardly toward each other and forming rakes. i

In testimony whereof affix my signaturerj` LoNzo R. HUPP. 

